Sarries2009 U15s Girls Match Reports

U15's Girls - Match Report (13/12/09)
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This was the Sarries girls first game since 1st.November as the recent run of bad weather has seen all fixtures cancelled. The club took no chances for todays games by moving the venue to St Lukes High School and Saracens would like to thank both the school and Carillion for making this possible. The only good thing about the long lay off is that the majority of Saracens injured players were able to take the time to recover from injuries and were now ready and raring to play rugby again as Saracens hosted Plymouth Albion, Cullompton and Exmouth.

Exeter Saracens (15 -v- 15) Plymouth Albion/Cullompton
This was a very entertaining game involving two contrasting styles of play, the visitors were very direct and used their forwards very well and the home team throwing the ball around and scoring through their backs. Lucy Nye once again used her pace to race through and score to put Sarries in the lead. The visitors bounced back and scored and put a lot of pressure on Sarries but some good tackling kept them from scoring. Some good exchanges through the backs put Kayley Pyatt clear and she sprinted home to score her first ever try for the club. Again the visitors came back and scored. They then took the lead when Sarries forwards dithered over a loose ball at a line out which the opposition scooped up to score. Kayley Pyatt was again involved in the move that led to Paige Palmer crossing for the equaliser.

Plymouth Albion/Cullompton (15 -v- 5) Exmouth/Exeter Saracens
Newcomers Exmouth borrowed some sarries girls to make up numbers and put up a very good show against their more experienced rivals and as they game went on made some big improvements and were rewarded with a try under the posts after some very strong forward play.

Exeter Saracens (19 -v- 0) Exmouth/Plymouth/Cullompton
Paige Palmer and skipper Beth Griffiths both played really well in the final game with Palmer making several strong breaks one of which resulted in a try for her. Griffiths switched from her usual scrum half role to number 8 and put in a tremendous amount of work in making some good tackles and turning over ball. One taclke certainly prevented a try from being scored when exmouth made a really good blindside break from a scrum. She was rewarded with a try of her own after ripping a ball offan opposition player and going nearly half the length of the field to touch down under the posts. Sarries third try came after prop Megan Coombes caught the ball from a kick off and exceptional strength and speed to run through to score. Griffths also added two conversions. Again Exmouth showed lots of determination and were camped on Sarries line for long period but just couldn't get over for the score.

This was Saracens last outing before the Christmas break so it was good to actually get out and play and play so well across both age groups. Saracens will keeping their fingers crossed that the weather will be a little kinder in the new year and that they will not have to go for such a long time without a game again. The girls next scheduled fixture is away at Newquay on 10th January.